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Highlight the importance of petroleum. Explain the occurrence of petroleum in India.
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Importance of petroleum :
- Petroleum refineries act as ‘ nodal industry’ for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries.
- Petroleum or mineral oil is the next major energy source in India after coal.
- It provides fuel for heat and lighting
- It provides lubricants for machinery
- Petroleum gives raw materials for number of manufacturing industries.
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Occurrence of petroleum :
- Most petroleum occurrences in India are associated with anticlines ( fold of a stratified rock) and fault traps in rock formations of tertiary age.
- Petroleum is also found in fault traps between porous and non porous rocks.
- Mumbai High, Gujarat and Assam are major petroleum production areas in India.
- Ankeleshwar is the most important field of Gujarat.
- Assam is the oldest oil producing state of India.
